Category: Features
Herbal food supplement labels ‘can be misleading’
Some herbal food supplements do not contain what they claim on the label, a study has found. The BBC health series ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ teamed up with experts from University College London to test a selection of products […]
Toothache, Tooth Decay Pulls Around 50,000 Children to Hospital in England Every Year
Many people may not take teeth related hygiene that seriously, but more than 50,000 children in England are admitted to hospital each year due to problems caused by rotten teeth. Professor Nigel Hunt at the Royal College of Surgeons said […]
The goal by UN to treat 15 million people with HIV has been met
The goal to get HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has already been met, says the United Nations Aids agency. The landmark figure was reached in March – nine months ahead of schedule. It follows […]
Liberia confirms new Ebola case as outbreak spreads
A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case of the virus since it resurfaced last month after a seven-week lull, a senior medical official said on Tuesday. […]
Bigger may not be better for China’s ‘super hospitals’
Just before midnight, the pavement outside the glowing high-rise towers of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is littered with slumbering bodies. Splayed on colorful mats or tucked into folding cots, these are patients’ relatives. Inside, beds line hallways […]
Douching may expose women to harmful chemicals
Feminine hygiene products for vaginal douching may expose users to potentially harmful chemicals known as phthalates, a small study suggests. Researchers did urine tests to detect phthalate exposure in 739 women who were also surveyed about their use of douches […]
Invest more in mental health in hard times: WHO
Rich and poor countries alike must invest more in mental health care, especially during economic crises when rates of depression and suicide tend to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO)said on Tuesday. One in 10 people worldwide has a mental […]
Take it easy with those nonaspirin painkillers: experts
The Food and Drug Administration warned last week that the risk of heart attack and stroke from widely used painkillers that include Motrin IB, Aleve and Celebrex but not aspirin was greater than it previously had said. But what does […]
Unraveling the Relationship Between Climate Change and Health
Is climate change a serious threat to human health? Simple logic would suggest the answer is yes, a point that the Obama administration is using to build support for the president’s effort to make climate change a centerpiece of his […]
Tweaking your diet can bring health and environmental benefits
Survey of greenhouse gas data reveals that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled in the last 50 years and could keep increasing at an alarming rate if we do not make a conscious effort to reduce them. […]
